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Bleeding on the Contraceptive Pill: What Causes It?
Normally, when a woman takes the contraceptive pill she has a week off where she either doesn’t take anything or takes "dummy" pills that are inactive.  More »
EmpowHER - May 22, 2012

New Diagnostic Tool Finds Breast Cancer with Light and Sound
For the last 30 years mammography has been the gold standard in detecting and diagnosing breast cancer.  More »
EmpowHER - May 14, 2012

Making Sense of Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer has gone from a taboo topic to one that’s discussed everywhere women go.  More »
EmpowHER - May 07, 2012

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Breast MRI Best at Tracking Response to Chemo: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Getting chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery can mean the difference between a mastectomy or a breast-conserving lumpectomy, experts say.  More »
HealthDay - May 23, 2012

Dieting May Lower Hormone Levels Tied to Breast Cancer
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that weight loss through exercise and dieting helps overweight women lower the levels of certain hormones in their blood, potentially raising the odds that they'll avoid developing breas...  More »
HealthDay - May 22, 2012

Boomers' love of pets could change as both age
Hazel the schnauzer and Wrigley the black lab mix mean everything to Harriet Buscombe. The dogs protect her on her pre-dawn runs around her Champaign, Ill., neighborhood, but mostly they make her feel great.  More »
AP - May 17, 2012